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PRONUNCIATION OF GARDEN CRESS

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GARDEN CRESS

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Garden cress is a noun.
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WHAT DOES GARDEN CRESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Garden cress

Cress, sometimes referred to as garden cress to distinguish it from similar plants also referred to as cress, is a rather fast-growing, edible herb. Garden cress is genetically related to watercress and mustard, sharing their peppery, tangy flavor and aroma. In some regions, garden cress is known as mustard and cress, garden pepper cress, pepperwort pepper grass, or poor man's pepper. This annual plant can reach a height of 60 cm, with many branches on the upper part. The white to pinkish flowers are only 2 mm across, clustered in branched racemes.

Definition of garden cress in the English dictionary

The definition of garden cress in the dictionary is a pungent-tasting plant, Lepidium sativum, with white or reddish flowers: cultivated for salads, as a garnish, etc: family Brassicaceae.

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WORDS THAT END LIKE GARDEN CRESS

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yellow cress

Synonyms and antonyms of garden cress in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «garden cress» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GARDEN CRESS

Find out the translation of garden cress to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of garden cress from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «garden cress» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

花园水芹
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

mastuerzo
570 millions of speakers

English

garden cress
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

उद्यान क्रेस
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

حديقة الرشاد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

кресс-салат
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

agrião
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বাগান কর্ষ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

cresson
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Cress garden
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Gartenkresse
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ガーデンクレス
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

정원 유채과 야채
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Cress garden
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

vườn cải xoong
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தோட்டத்தில் க்ரஸ்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बाग कुत्रा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Bahçe selması
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

giardino crescione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ogród rzeżuchy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

крес -салат
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

creson de grădină
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κάρδαμο κήπος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

tuinkers
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

krasse
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

matkarse
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of garden cress

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GARDEN CRESS»

The term «garden cress» is normally little used and occupies the 138.674 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GARDEN CRESS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about garden cress

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GARDEN CRESS»

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Foods & Nutrition Encyclopedia, Two Volume Set
CREME. Cream or cream sauce as used in cookery. CRESS (GARDEN CRESS) Lepidium sativum The young leaves and stems of this tasty and nutritious plant are commonly used in salads. Cress, which is also called garden cress ...
Marion Eugene Ensminger, Audrey H. Ensminger, 1993
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Mediterranean Vegetables: A Cook's ABC of Vegetables and ...
PLANT CHARACTERISTICS AND VARIETIES Garden cress is a North African annual herb of the mustard family that is cultivated as a salad plant. Its lacy- looking basal leaves have a spicy hot peppery taste. It has narrow reddish brown seeds ...
Clifford A. Wright, 2001
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Vegetables of Canada
Garden cress occurs wild in North America and is found along roadsides and in waste places. In Canada, it has been recorded in all provinces with the possible exception of Newfoundland, as well as in the territories (Scoggan 1978-1979).
Derek B. Munro, 1997
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Linnea's Windowsill Garden
An illustrated introduction to plants and how they grow with information on creating a home garden.
Christina Björk, 1988
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An Encyclopaedia of Gardening: Comprising the Theory and ...
4038. The garden-cress is a hardy annual plant, cultivated since 1548 ; but its native otuitry is unknown. The cultivated plant rises with numerous small long leaves, curled or plain ; from which proceeds a stalk from fifteen to twenty inches high, ...
John Claudius Loudon, 1824
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Sauer's Herbal Cures: America's First Book of Botanic ...
Administer half a gill to the patient each morning and evening. Garden Cress Lepidium sativum Sauer: Gartenkresse (1764) While the Saner herhal treats only one species, the discussion is hased on material in Zwinger, and that covers quite ...
William Woys Weaver, 2001
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Handbook of Medicinal Herbs, Second Edition
Fatalities with 4 g (PHR; PH2). Extracts bactericidal and protisticidal against, for example, Aerobacter, Enterovirus, Micrococcus, and Myco- bacteria (PH2). GARDEN CRESS (Lepidium sativum L.) ++ Activities (Garden Cress) — Abortifacient (f; ...
James A. Duke, 2002
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Encyclopedia of Cultivated Plants: From Acacia to Zinnia [3 ...
The first illustrations of domesticated garden cress date from 16th-century Europe . Garden cress is a plant with few requirements, although it does not tolerate frost. It can be grown on soil, wet paper towels, or other artificial substrates.
Christopher Cumo, 2013
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Neglected Crops: 1492 from a Different Perspective
GARDEN CRESS (Lepidium sativum) Botanical name: Lepidium sativum L. Family: Brassicaceae = Cruciferae Common names. English: cress, common cress, garden cress, land cress, pepper cress: Spanish: mastuerzo, mastuerzo hortense, ...
J. Esteban Hernández Bermejo, J. León, 1994
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Volatile Compounds in Foods and Beverages
H. Garden Cress The leaves and stems of the small garden cress plant (Lepidium sativum L.) are used to garnish cold meals, to which they add a pleasant appetizing flavor. The volatile components of this plant were isolated by combined ...
Henk Maarse, 1991

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GARDEN CRESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term garden cress is used in the context of the following news items.
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How to harvest herbs
Cilantro (fresh coriander), dill, and garden cress are the exception that prove the rule mentioned above, since they will not regrow once cut. «Daytona Beach News-Journal, Jul 15»
2
A taste of home: flavours and recipes from Azerbaijan
Parsley, coriander, mint, garden cress, spring onions – anything that was growing in the garden would find its way on to the table like this. «The Guardian, Jun 15»
3
Gaddida: The Ritual Cure of Sterility in Ashura
... like kebbar (capers), habbet hlawa (aniseed), wden l-halluf (autumn buttercup), habb rshad (garden cress), za'ter (marjoram), qrunfel (clove), ... «Morocco World News, Jun 15»
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Crop scientists experimenting to see if food can grow on Mars
His team has harvested garden cress, radishes and garden rocket that “smells really good,” Wamelink said. “But I didn't dare to taste it. I have to ... «Toronto Star, Jun 15»
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Healthy Vitamins Joins with Dr Don Colbert to Announce Green …
Green SupremeFood contains organically grown Chlorella, Spirolina, wheatgrass, spinach, parsley, garden cress, green beans and arugula. «Benzinga, May 15»
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Pegan Diet Plan Details From Dr. Oz Show Today
Hyman says we should eat plenty of cruciferous veggies like cauliflower, cabbage, garden cress, bok choy, broccoli, brussels sprouts and ... «CMR, May 15»
7
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Previous studies have shown that cruciferous vegetables such as broccoli, cabbage and garden cress — which have a high concentration of ... «Gulf Times, Apr 15»
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Broccoli could prevent cancer, scientists say
Cruciferous vegetables such as broccoli, cabbage and garden cress have a high concentration of sulforaphane. Previous studies, including ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Apr 15»
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Europa Congress Palace Convention Center Greenwall - Palacio de …
The photos here show winter season plants such as garden cress and lettuces. The structure profiles become more organic in the Vertical ... «Greenroofs.com, Mar 15»
10
Clare's Kitchen: Banish Downton withdrawal with your own tea party
In these parts, what in England is called “cress,” or “garden cress,” is most closely approximated by delicate sprouts rather than watercress. «Richmond.com, Mar 15»

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